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Commission Act of 2007, Public Law
110–53.
Collection of Information
Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants:
Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)
Nonprofit Security Grant Program
(NSGP).
OMB Number: 1660–0110.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 089–25,
NSGP Investment Justification
Template; FEMA Form 089–24, NSGP
Prioritization of the Investment
Justifications.
Abstract: The NSGP is an important
tool among a comprehensive set of
measures to help strengthen the Nation
against risks associated with potential
terrorist attacks. FEMA uses the
information to evaluate applicants’
familiarity with the national
preparedness architecture and identify
how elements of this architecture have
been incorporated into regional/state/
local planning, operations, and
investments. Information collected
provides narrative details on proposed
activities (Investments) that will be
accomplished with grant funds and
prioritizes the list of applicants from
each requesting State. This program is
designed to promote coordination and
collaboration in emergency
preparedness activities among public
and private community representatives,
State and local government agencies,
and Citizen Corps Councils.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
Institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,133.
Number of Responses: 1,133.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 94,875 hours.
TABLE A.12—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Avg.
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden
(in hours)
1,100
84
92,400
$37.09
$3,427,116.00
1
33
75
2,475
48.13
119,121.75
........................
1,133
....................
94,875
....................
3,546,237.70
Type of respondent
Form name/Form No.
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Not-for-profit Institutions
NSGP Investment Justification Template/
FEMA Form 089–25.
NSGP Prioritization of
the Investment Justifications/FEMA Form
089–24.
1,100
1
33
.........................................
1,133
State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Total ........................
Total
number of
responses
Avg.
hourly
wage
rate*
Total annual
respondent
cost
* Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to respondents for the hour burden
is $3,546,237.70. There are no annual
costs to respondents operations and
maintenance costs for technical
services. There is no annual start-up or
capital costs. The cost to the Federal
Government is $388,618.70.
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Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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Dated: May 20, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division,
Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013–12579 Filed 5–24–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: [FEMA–2013–0021] OMB No.
1660–0115]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the information
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collection activities required to
administer the Environmental and
Historic Preservation Environmental
Screening Form.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2013–0021. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Docket Manager, Office of Chief
Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472–3100.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via
the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
Tom
Harrington, Branch Chief, FEMA, Grant
Programs Directorate, (202) 786–9791 or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Tom.Harrington@fema.dhs.gov. You
may contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646–3347 or email
address: FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA,
Grant Programs Directorate (GPD)
awards thousands of grants and each
year through various grant programs.
These programs award funds for
projects used to improve homeland
security and emergency preparedness.
The National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA), Public Law 91–190,
Sec. 102(B) and (C), 42 U.S.C. 4332, the
National Historic Preservation Act of
1966 (NHPA), Public Law 89–665, 16
U.S.C. 470f and a variety of other
environmental and historic preservation
laws and Executive Orders (EO) require
the Federal government to examine the
potential impacts of its proposed actions
on communities, public health and
safety, and cultural, historic, and
natural resources prior to undertaking
those actions. The GPD process of
considering these potential impacts is
called an environmental and historic
preservation (EHP) review which is
employed to examine compliance with
multiple EHP authorities through one
consolidated process. With input from
grantees, the EHP Screening Form was
revised for clarity and ease of use. The
2013 Screening Form does not require
any new information, and includes an
appendix with guidance on providing
photographs with the EHP submission.
Grantees are no longer required to
submit floodplain and wetlands maps,
or information about the proposed
project’s relationship to an existing
master plan.
Collection of Information
Title: Environmental and Historic
Preservation Screening Form.
OMB Number: 1660–0115.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 024–0–1,
Environmental and Historic
Preservation Screening Form.
Abstract: NEPA requires that each
Federal agency to examine the impact of
its actions (including the actions of
grantees using grant funds) on the
human environment, to look at potential
alternatives to that action, and to inform
both decision-makers and the public of
those impacts through a transparent
process. This Screening Form will
facilitate FEMA’s review of grantees
actions in FEMA’s effort to comply with
the environmental requirements.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government; not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Number of Responses: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 24,000 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
No. of
respondents
No. of
responses per
respondent
Total No. of
responses
Avg.
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden
(in hours)
Avg. hourly
wage rate
Total annual
respondent
cost
2,800
1
2,800
8 hours
22,400
$42.10
$943,040
Not-for-Profit Institutions ......
Environmental and Historic
Preservation Screening
Form/FEMA Form 024–0–
1.
Environmental and Historic
Preservation Screening
Form/FEMA Form 024–0–
1.
200
1
200
8 hours
1,600
42.10
67,360
Total .............................
.............................................
3,000
........................
3,000
....................
24,000
....................
1,010,400
Type of respondent
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Form name/Form number
• Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to respondents for the hour burden
is $1,010,400.00. There are no annual
costs to respondents operations and
maintenance costs for technical
services. There is no annual start-up or
capital costs. The cost to the Federal
Government is $5,394,630.00.
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Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
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who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Dated: May 20, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division,
Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: [FEMA–2013–0020] OMB No.
1660–0114]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: [FEMA-2013-0021] OMB No. 1660-0115]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection
activities required to administer the Environmental and Historic
Preservation Environmental Screening Form.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA-2013-0021. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Harrington, Branch Chief, FEMA,
Grant Programs Directorate, (202) 786-9791 or
[[Page 31968]]
Tom.Harrington@fema.dhs.gov. You may contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA, Grant Programs Directorate (GPD)
awards thousands of grants and each year through various grant
programs. These programs award funds for projects used to improve
homeland security and emergency preparedness. The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), Public Law 91-190, Sec. 102(B)
and (C), 42 U.S.C. 4332, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
(NHPA), Public Law 89-665, 16 U.S.C. 470f and a variety of other
environmental and historic preservation laws and Executive Orders (EO)
require the Federal government to examine the potential impacts of its
proposed actions on communities, public health and safety, and
cultural, historic, and natural resources prior to undertaking those
actions. The GPD process of considering these potential impacts is
called an environmental and historic preservation (EHP) review which is
employed to examine compliance with multiple EHP authorities through
one consolidated process. With input from grantees, the EHP Screening
Form was revised for clarity and ease of use. The 2013 Screening Form
does not require any new information, and includes an appendix with
guidance on providing photographs with the EHP submission. Grantees are
no longer required to submit floodplain and wetlands maps, or
information about the proposed project's relationship to an existing
master plan.
Collection of Information
Title: Environmental and Historic Preservation Screening Form.
OMB Number: 1660-0115.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 024-0-1, Environmental and Historic
Preservation Screening Form.
Abstract: NEPA requires that each Federal agency to examine the
impact of its actions (including the actions of grantees using grant
funds) on the human environment, to look at potential alternatives to
that action, and to inform both decision-makers and the public of those
impacts through a transparent process. This Screening Form will
facilitate FEMA's review of grantees actions in FEMA's effort to comply
with the environmental requirements.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Number of Responses: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,000 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Avg. Total Total
No. of No. of Total No. burden per annual Avg. hourly annual
Type of respondent Form name/Form number respondents responses per of response burden (in wage rate respondent
respondent responses (in hours) hours) cost
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State, Local or Tribal Government.. Environmental and 2,800 1 2,800 8 hours 22,400 $42.10 $943,040
Historic
Preservation
Screening Form/FEMA
Form 024-0-1.
Not-for-Profit Institutions........ Environmental and 200 1 200 8 hours 1,600 42.10 67,360
Historic
Preservation
Screening Form/FEMA
Form 024-0-1.
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Total.......................... ..................... 3,000 .............. 3,000 ........... 24,000 ........... 1,010,400
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Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $1,010,400.00. There are no annual costs to respondents
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is
$5,394,630.00.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Dated: May 20, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-12576 Filed 5-24-13; 8:45 am]
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